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  "path": "/2026/06/19/de-la-espriella-leads-colombia-s-runoff-with-contained-triumphalism-as-cepeda-hopes-for-a-late-surge?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss",
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  "textContent": "Right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella heads into Colombia's presidential runoff, set for this Sunday, June 21, as the favorite, though with contained triumphalism, while left-wing senator Iván Cepeda trusts that a late push can still overturn the result. Both campaigns sense the election is closer than the polls reflect.",
  "title": "De la Espriella leads Colombia's runoff with contained triumphalism as Cepeda hopes for a late surge"
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